2 Samuel 24:10

24:10 David felt guilty ¹  after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

Psalms 119:59-60

119:59 I consider my actions ² 

and follow ³  your rules.

119:60 I keep your commands

eagerly and without delay. ⁴ 

Jeremiah 31:18-20

31:18 I have indeed ⁵  heard the people of Israel ⁶  say mournfully,

‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. ⁷ 

You disciplined us and we learned from it. ⁸ 

Let us come back to you and we will do so, ⁹ 

for you are the Lord our God.

31:19 For after we turned away from you we repented.

After we came to our senses ¹⁰  we beat our breasts in sorrow. ¹¹ 

We are ashamed and humiliated

because of the disgraceful things we did previously.’ ¹² 

31:20 Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children.

They are the children I take delight in. ¹³ 

For even though I must often rebuke them,

I still remember them with fondness.

So I am deeply moved with pity for them ¹⁴ 

and will surely have compassion on them.

I, the Lord, affirm it! ¹⁵ 

Ezekiel 16:63

16:63 Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent ¹⁶  when I make atonement for all you have done, ¹⁷  declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 36:31

36:31 Then you will remember your evil behavior ¹⁸  and your deeds which were not good; you will loathe yourselves on account of your sins and your abominable deeds.

Luke 15:17-19

15:17 But when he came to his senses ¹⁹  he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food ²⁰  enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! 15:18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned ²¹  against heaven ²²  and against ²³  you. 15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me ²⁴  like one of your hired workers.”’

Luke 22:60

22:60 But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, ²⁵  while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ²⁶ 

[24:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and the heart of David struck him.”

[119:59]  ² tn Heb “my ways.”

[119:59]  ³ tn Heb “and I turn my feet toward.”

[119:60]  ⁴ tn Heb “I hurry and I do not delay to keep your commands.”

[31:18]  ⁵ tn The use of “indeed” is intended to reflect the infinitive absolute which precedes the verb for emphasis (see IBHS 585-86 §35.3.1f).

[31:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “Ephraim.” See the study note on 31:9. The more familiar term is used, the term “people” added to it, and plural pronouns used throughout the verse to aid in understanding.

[31:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “like an untrained calf.” The metaphor is that of a calf who has never been broken to bear the yoke (cf. Hos 4:16; 10:11).

[31:18]  ⁸ tn The verb here is from the same root as the preceding and is probably an example of the “tolerative Niphal,” i.e., “I let myself be disciplined/I responded to it.” See IBHS 389-90 §23.4g and note the translation of some of the examples there, especially Isa 19:22; 65:1.

[31:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “Bring me back in order that I may come back.” For the use of the plural pronouns see the marginal note at the beginning of the verse. The verb “bring back” and “come back” are from the same root in two different verbal stems and in the context express the idea of spiritual repentance and restoration of relationship not physical return to the land. (See BDB 999 s.v. שׁוּב Hiph.2.a for the first verb and 997 s.v. Qal.6.c for the second.) For the use of the cohortative to express purpose after the imperative see GKC 320 §108.d or IBHS 575 §34.5.2b.

[31:19]  ¹⁰ tn For this meaning of the verb see HAL 374 s.v. יָדַע Nif 5 or W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 129. REB translates “Now that I am submissive” relating the verb to a second root meaning “be submissive.” (See HALOT 375 s.v. II יָדַע and J. Barr, Comparative Philology and the Text of the Old Testament, 19-21, for evidence for this verb. Other passages cited with this nuance are Judg 8:16; Prov 10:9; Job 20:20.)

[31:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I struck my thigh.” This was a gesture of grief and anguish (cf. Ezek 21:12 [21:17 HT]). The modern equivalent is “to beat the breast.”

[31:19]  ¹² tn Heb “because I bear the reproach of my youth.” For the plural referents see the note at the beginning of v. 18.

[31:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “Is Ephraim a dear son to me or a child of delight?” For the substitution of Israel for Ephraim and the plural pronouns for the singular see the note on v. 18. According to BDB 210 s.v. הֲ 1.c the question is rhetorical having the force of an impassioned affirmation. See 1 Sam 2:27; Job 41:9 (41:1 HT) for parallel usage.

[31:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “my stomach churns for him.” The parallelism shows that this refers to pity or compassion.

[31:20]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[16:63]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and your mouth will not be open any longer.”

[16:63]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “when I make atonement for you for all which you have done.”

[36:31]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “ways.”

[15:17]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “came to himself” (an idiom).

[15:17]  ²⁰ tn Grk “bread,” but used figuratively for food of any kind (L&N 5.1).

[15:18]  ²¹ sn In the confession “I have sinned” there is a recognition of wrong that pictures the penitent coming home and “being found.”

[15:18]  ²² sn The phrase against heaven is a circumlocution for God.

[15:18]  ²³ tn According to BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνωπιον 4.a, “in relation to ἁμαρτάνειν ἐ. τινος sin against someone Lk 15:18, 21 (cf. Jdth 5:17; 1 Km 7:6; 20:1).”

[15:19]  ²⁴ tn Or “make me.” Here is a sign of total humility.

[22:60]  ²⁵ tn Grk “And immediately.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[22:60]  ²⁶ tn A real rooster crowing is probably in view here (rather than the Roman trumpet call known as gallicinium), in part due to the fact that Mark 14:72 mentions the rooster crowing twice. See the discussion at Matt 26:74.